Commanders of World War II

The Second World War, or World War II, was a global conflict that was fought by all of the world’s great powers. The war came twenty years after the First World War and lasted for six years. When the war was officially over in 1945, the total death tally had reached more than sixty million people. World War II was the deadliest war in history. The war was mostly fought and divided into two military alliances: the Axis and Allied powers. The countries that made up the Axis powers were Germany,…

today is “a date which will be infamy” and declared war on Japan (Martin 2004). December seventh is an important day in history because it started our involvement in world war two and over twenty-three hundred souls were lost that day. There were many different factors that contributed to this day into happening and what happened after. In 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria, which would eventually lead up to the China and Japan going to war in 1937. This war would anger the United States because,…

Adolf Hitler, A Good Leader? Hitler was responsible for the deaths of six million jews and utter destruction throughout Europe during World War II. And while nobody in their right mind would call Hitler a good man, he displayed many qualities of a good leader. Through these qualities, Hitler was able to convince millions of people to join him in his mission. Effective leaders must exhibit a specific set of qualities in order to attract and retain followers. Enthusiasm and charisma are…

During the Cold War era, American’s foreign policy was focused on the regression of communist expansion. The primary political objective was its containment. Presidents’ administrations were worried about communism spreading through the “domino” theory, the communism spreading and the zero sum game., Each loss of a country in Southeastern Asia would have a negative impact on America’s prestige. Since 1947, strategy had the the greatest impact on the employment of American airpower and…

the world witnessed numerous significant events. This period was the so called ”Golden Age” of America and a decade that completely changed the equations of world politics. The United States in the 1950s experienced marked economic growth, The Korean War, the 1952 election of Second World War hero and retired Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower as President and his re-election in 1956, The Civil Rights movement and many more.Many people do not realize the impact the 1950s has made on our world The…

spoke candid and direct to empower military service members in a time of war and political divide. Mattis’ demeanor in the face of Congress reminds service members that personal courage shouldn’t be compromised with rank. He implemented the counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy as…

battleships, and twenty American naval vessels. One thousand were wounded and two thousand Americans soldiers died. On December 8, 1941 Congress approved FDR’s request to declare war on Japan. Then Italy and Germany also declared war on the United States because they were Japanese allies. Japan and the United States had been favoring war for decades but the U.S. now had a reason to officially…

The Atomic Bombs of World War One man’s decision can alter the entire world’s lives. On August 6th, 1945, President Harry Truman ordered atomic bombs be dropped on Japan’s soil. The first city of Japan who was bombed was Hiroshima at a quarter after eight. The first attack killed over eighty thousand innocent people instantly. Some of the victims was killed by the radiation. Japan believed the worst had ended, but they were truly wrong. On August 9th, 1945, the second atomic bomb was dropped on…

unnecessary, unjustified, and ineffective. However, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki provided a quick and decisive end to World War II, encouraged an unconditional Japanese surrender, and saved millions…

the United States into World War II, the second world-wide war in a 25 year period. The United States had made a good effort to stay neutral during World War II, though we clearly sided with the Allies. The United States wanted to remain having the option of selling and trading goods with any country. During World War I, the United States lost approximately 117,000 men and women, though mostly men, and spent over 27 billion dollars. Because of the damaging effects of World War I, the U.S. was…